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Jumping SpiderIdentification, facts & practical guidance
Jumping spiders are Salticidae, a family of visual hunters with a prominent pair of front eyes.
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Identification and lookalikes
Look for a compact body and two large central eyes facing forward. Color and markings vary greatly, so a black-and-white pattern alone cannot identify the species.
How jumping spiders hunt
They stalk prey and jump to capture it. They also use silk for retreats and safety lines, although they do not use a capture web in the way an orb weaver does.
What to do next
Photograph the face, back and location for a useful identification record. A close photograph is preferable to handling or disturbing the spider.
Jumping Spider: species profiles
Explore 269 species profiles covered by this guide, with recorded names and available photos.
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli
(c) Gab Buffo, some rights reserved (CC BY)California Flattened Jumping Spider
Platycryptus californicus
Habronattus coecatus
Habronattus coecatus
Myrmarachne formicaria
Myrmarachne formicaria
Phidippus carneus
Phidippus carneus
Leptofreya ambigua
Leptofreya ambigua
Marpissa formosa
Marpissa formosa
Phanias albeolus
Phanias albeolus
Three-lined Maevia
Paramaevia poultoni
Desert Red Jumping Spider
Phidippus ardens
Hakka himeshimensis
Hakka himeshimensis
Habronattus klauseri
Habronattus klauseri
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Sources and further reading
- ipm.ucanr.edu - spidershttps://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/spiders/
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